Upgrading my old pc

Don Nowell

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i have a kinda pieced together pc and i want to upgrade the motherboard so i can put in a new processor and new graphics card. I just want some compatible upgrades or whatever, here are my computer specs:

mo/bo: ms-7050 ver 1.3
processor: AMD Antholon 64 3000+ socket 939
speed: 1790.89 MHz
Intergrated graphics ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 SERIES
1024 mb RAM
RUNNING WINDOWS 7
HD TOSHIBA 500 GB
200 WATT POWER SUPPLY
I have efficient cooling running 27 degrees Celsius with norm use

I need a list of upgrades to make this computer beable to run most games med-low settings on most games and low on like battlefield 4, and have windows 7. If possible i want the upgrades to be less than 350 dollars dont include ram in price. Thats just for mo/bo, gpu, and cpu. Dont care if it is intergrated graphics they just have to be able to run the specs. I greatly appreciate any help. I know i could buy a new pc but i really just want to upgrade this one. Thanks alot.

I want to change the mo/Bo the gpu and the cpu I need comparable parts that I could put in this pc
 
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That's too old: you say don't include RAM but a new MOBO isn't compatible with the RAM in that PC. That 200W PSU could also be a problem. If you also intend to re-use the HDD, tell us if it's SATA or IDE (the latter won't be supported on a modern board)
 

Don Nowell

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I am going to buy new ram I just didn't want that to be included in the final price and the hd is a sata 6.0 gb
 

Francisco Costa

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I included the RAM in the $350 budget. If it doesn't include it, I could get you a better CPU and motherboard :)
 

Don Nowell

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Yea if it sit a problem could you it would be a great help because I'm not to keen with spotting compatability issues but I can put a PC together just fine lol.
 

Francisco Costa

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Do you want to include a PSU in the $350?
 

Don Nowell

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If it is less than 80$ yea and thx for helping
 

Francisco Costa

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I have:
CPU: FX-6300 ($110)
GPU: MSI HD7850 ($140)
The motherboard is a bit harder... You either go with a $65 lower end or $115-125 solid one.
Choice is yours :)
 

Don Nowell

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If this can run battlefield at least at low I'm good with that and thanks for your help
 

Francisco Costa

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2jUqI
There you go. The stuff you asked AND a PSU for $360.
However, if you want a better motherboard, with good overclocking features and Crossfire support and other important stuff, you'll have to pay around $50 more. But you don't need to :)
 
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Don Nowell

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Just in case what was the better mo/bo
 

Francisco Costa

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Either this one: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20
Or this one:http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3
The first one usually is at the same price as the second, so it should drop anytime soon
 

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